richopp
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| The truth about why modern music is so awful. You really have to look for decent songs these days. Here are a couple:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quRoX2Ym-Lkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTrNsAsjEmYAnd, of course, an old song from a true artist who not only sold 100 million records, but... | |
| Best song for immediate impact when presenting or testing? @cymbop You might be interested in knowing that Steely Dan, among others (Eagles) did some final mixes using Magnepan speakers. Cheers! | |
| Best song for immediate impact when presenting or testing? I sold a ton of Magnepan and Audio Research products back in the day with both "Money" (Pink Floyd) and "Midnight at the Oasis" (Maria Muldaur).Linda Ronstadt was also a hit--as she should be, of course, as was the Lincoln Mayorga series of direct... | |
| What are the best speakers you have ever owned and why? @prof1Now your're talkin'! This is exactly what we did and even though the sounds produced by amplified instruments were controlled by the musician, the sound live and the sound recorded was compared and found either lacking, changed for the wors... | |
| What are the best speakers you have ever owned and why? @prof1 and terry 9:To take the one at a time--Quads are wonderful speakers. We built some stands for the Levinson HQD system and had the pleasure of listening to them with the full setup--Decca ribbons in the middle of stacked Quads and 2 24" Har... | |
| What are the best speakers you have ever owned and why? As a former dealer, we had pretty much every good speaker to listen to and compare to each other. After a couple of years of doing this with various electronics attached, we realized that all box speakers and electrostatic versions had some posit... | |
| Highest BUILD quality tube amps? @erik_squires4: According to conversations I had with Bill Johnson in the 1970's, those "simple" faceplates were the most difficult and demanding items he sourced for his products. He told me they gave him headaches for weeks and months and that ... | |
| BUY Bryston!!!!! As a dealer, I always found it interesting how a company backed their products--especially when I received a DOA item. Unfortunately, as a so-called "high-end" dealer, we were stuck selling "popular" high-end products from manufacturers who were,... | |
| Have you ever wondered why speaker manufactures do not consign speakers to dealers? As a former store owner, I have a lot to say on this but am too busy to comment now. Suffice it to say that manufacturers set dealer allotments based on many variables.As for the HD story above, this is why HD and Walmart and others have ruined e... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? I got tired of listening to all the debate over what system element is degrading the sound, so I got rid of my system and just hired a band to play all the music I want to hear. This way, I can yell at the musician directly instead of some audio ... | |
| Heard Maggie 3.7i with.. @scorpio1951 That's easy. In my shop we had the enjoyment of trading in very early Mc stuff and ordering and playing new Mc stuff--1970's. Build quality was good--many new ones required return to the factory for service soon after putting into ... | |
| seeking vintage audio info STOP! If you like the system and it plays the music you like, keep it and enjoy it. If the TT issue bothers you, it can probably be repaired easily. DUAL TT were not complicated products.As for the others on here:IF YOU DON'T OWN AND DRIVE EITH... | |
| Nature of the current used speaker market @d2girls: A bit of reality and perspective on the "fat margins" you think dealers make.No. Evidently you have never seen the price sheets that come with the "exclusive" brands you wish to carry and the T's & C's that come with these brands. H... | |
| A very good ENGINEERING explanation of why analog can not be as good as digital.. Science to the rescue. Forget your ears, listen to the CODEC, which, by definition, SUBTRACTS bits and then "tries" to put them back in.Better yet, listen to a "digital" B-3 and/or "electronic" drums and then the originals. Different, but which ... | |
| Best Phone Stage for under $1,000.000 @robertwisconson2: Yes. |